MoPac and ATSF Express Operations

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

Комментарии • 38

  • @NewHavenRails
    @NewHavenRails 2 месяца назад +2

    Great video and ops session. Well done on the passenger and mail express switching. Very nice touch. You also have a great looking layout. I model HO scale but will be building a traveling N scale switch layout/ module.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for your kind words and your interest in N scale modeling….John

  • @robtman9199
    @robtman9199 2 месяца назад +1

    You have an awesome railroad John, they were not hesitations but a short pause to admire the train. Have a nice week.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Hey Rob, Thank you for all of your comments. Passenger cars can be troublesome at times but I do enjoy that kind of switching…..John

  • @DruSteel69
    @DruSteel69 2 месяца назад +1

    Love seeing the long train. Very cool ops session, John. 😎👍🏼

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад +1

      Drew, Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it….John

  • @DiggerEvans
    @DiggerEvans Месяц назад

    I love your layout John, my friend you need envy no one when it comes to modelling skills the layout it top notch and fantastic running sessions too. It's a pleasure to watch trains in operation on your layout my friend

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад +1

      Many thanks Digger. I appreciate your comments very much…..John

  • @davestrains6816
    @davestrains6816 2 месяца назад

    I have the same trouble with my only sound locomotive. Great ops session. Thanks for sharing. Dave

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Hi Dave, Thanks for watching. I initially used some of the less expensive Digitrax sound decoders in a lot of my engines. The Soundtraxx Tsunami2 KN-1 kits fit the Kato E, F, and PA units. I plan to convert over to the KN-1s in those engines over a period of time. I have several engines already converted but the decoder is not cheap so the conversion process has to be budgeted…..John

  • @JosephMusgrove
    @JosephMusgrove 2 месяца назад

    Gotta keep the mail running! Looking good John!

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Thank you Joseph. It was very interesting when researching how mail, newspapers, magazines and the like were shipped from the east to west coast all those years ago….John

  • @georgiasunbelt
    @georgiasunbelt Месяц назад

    Like the long passenger trains John…didn’t know there was a dedicated mail train…nice Ops

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you Anthony. Back during the transition era the only way to get magazines, newspapers, mail, and the like was via the westbound mail express trains……John

  • @TouchoftheBrushModelWeathering
    @TouchoftheBrushModelWeathering 16 дней назад

    Passenger operations are always fun!

  • @cruiservin0212
    @cruiservin0212 Месяц назад

    Nice running! Amazing layout!

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад

      Hi, Thank you for watching and commenting…….John

  • @phil36310
    @phil36310 2 месяца назад

    Nice Ops John. Happy moel railroading & greetings, Filip

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Hi Filip, Thank you for watching and commenting.. I really appreciate your support……..John

  • @KerleyExpress
    @KerleyExpress 2 месяца назад

    looking great you done a lot of work on your layout

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад +1

      Hi Dwight, Thank you for your comments. It takes me a while to do things since old age slows one down….John

  • @craiglordable
    @craiglordable 2 месяца назад

    Thanks John, nice stuff.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Thank you Craig for watching and commenting…..John

  • @grandparails8858
    @grandparails8858 2 месяца назад

    Cool op session John.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you JD …..John

  • @gerdeguelle1967
    @gerdeguelle1967 Месяц назад

    A great video John.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you Ger….John

  • @mysticrailroad
    @mysticrailroad 2 месяца назад

    love that ATSF switcher tandem! I enjoyed the ops. say- do you have your decoders set to almost no momentum? curious about that. nice vid John :)

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад +1

      Hi John, Thanks for your comments. One of the switchers is a BLI and the other is a Bachmann. I prefer momentum to be off in my consists. Some of the steam engines that I have still have momentum in them but none of the diesels…..John

  • @Longshadowsmodeltrees
    @Longshadowsmodeltrees 2 месяца назад

    Looking good kido.😉

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Thank you Bob I appreciate that. 😊

  • @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204
    @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 месяца назад

    great vid thanks lee

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  2 месяца назад

      Thank you Lee for your support….John

  • @atsf-3415
    @atsf-3415 Месяц назад

    I had the issue, especially with sound units, shorting out on some of my Peco turnouts. I had to add a little black paint just past the frog to fix a few. The rails where close enough that a wide wheel tread would contact both rails and short it out. A very little bit of paint (or clear fingernail polish) can fix that problem if that is happening here also.

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад

      Hi, I am currently in the hospital but I am still checking my channel. Thank you for your comments. I have fingernail polish on the insulfrogs on the staging level which helps tremendously there. The turnouts on the main and top level are all electrofrogs and are a mix of both old and new ones. I will look into what you did when I get home. The problem turnouts are usually the older ones where the closure rails are connected to the frog via a slide connector…..John

  • @VirgotheDrusky
    @VirgotheDrusky Месяц назад

    where did you get your curved switches from? id love to use them to build a super complicated yard and engine facilities

    • @tanzj
      @tanzj  Месяц назад +1

      Hi, All of my track and turnouts are Peco code 80 except for two Peco code 55 3-way turnouts and two Atlas code 80 crossings. I like Peco turnouts because you can flip them by hand and they lock in place. I had a lot of turnouts from my previous layout but when I needed more I would buy them from the Hobby Shop with the best price…..John

    • @VirgotheDrusky
      @VirgotheDrusky Месяц назад +1

      @@tanzj thanks a ton!